Be still!

So I'm still flying high after yesterday's service. We had an amazingly moving experience with God yesterday. Today, I just wanted to get up pray, read my Bible and my quiet time and take off ready to combat another day. But I didn't. I spent time reading my Bible, I spent time in prayer and then I did the hardest part(atleast for me) I sat there quietly and listened to God.
If you asked me what one piece of Christian disciplines is missing today I would say it is listening to God. Sure as devoted Christians we read our Bibles daily and God does speak to us through that. Sure, we pray every day and before every meal and we communicate openly with God during those times. But, do we truly stop and allow Him to speak to us through those times. I will openly confess to you that this is one of the things I struggle with from time to time. I never miss a day in the Word or in prayer, but boy do I run back to life when I'm done forgetting to just allow my mind to be empty and if anything focus on the things I've just read in scripture a few minutes prior. I actually spent about 2 months building this discipline into my own devotion times about a year ago. Do I still do it every time? Not always, but I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to hear from God.
He tells us, Be Still and Know that I am God. Sure we're still when reading the BIble and when praying, but what happens afterward can make or break your entire day.
Quiet time is meant to be just that, quiet and still. It can't even become that when we squeeze in 10-15 minutes of reading and the same amount of time in prayer and then rush back into life. Our minds don't work that way.
So during your next quiet time extend it about 5 minutes and just sit there quietly and let God ease your mind, your frustrations and your struggles by being still.